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9, 1941. A. R. PEDRzzo ETAL 2,?65190 LOOM Filed Nov. '7, I19559 12 Sheets-Sheet l WITNESS INVENToRs m/VE j?. P50/Pazza WM A BYE/WL /RPEDfP/qzzo Law ATTORNEYS Dec. 9, 1941. A.4 R. PEDRAzzo ETAL 2,265,190

LOOM

Filed Nov. 7, '1959 12 sheets-sheet 2 i mli l ATTORNEYS Dec. 9', 1941. A. R. PEDRAzzo E-rAL 2,265,190

Y LOOM Filed NOV. 7, 1939 12 Sheets-S1169*I 5 ATTORNEYS De- 9, 1941- A. R. PEDRAzz ETAL 2,265,190

LOOM

Filed Nov. '7, 1939 l2 Sheets-Sheet 4 lNvENT ATTORNEYS Dec. 9, 1941. A. R. PEDRAzzo ETAL 2,265,190

' LooM Filed Nov. 7, 1939 l 12 sheets-sheet 5 l ATTORNEYS Dc. 9, 1941. A. R. PEDRAzzo ET AL 2,265,190

LOOM

Filed Nov. '7. 19559 12 Sheets-Sheet 8 WITNESS 4f/ ATTO R N EYS Dec. 9, 1941, A. Rf Pr-:DRAzzo ETAL 2,265,190

LOOM Filed NGV. 7, 1959 l2 Sheets-Sheet l0 ATTORN EYS Dec.'9, 1941. A. PEDRAzzo ETAL 2,265,190

LOOM

Filed Nov. '7, 1959 l2 Sheets-Sheet 1l WITNESS ATTORNEYS Dec. 9, 1941. A. R. PEDRAzzQ ET AL 2,265,190

' LooM Filed Nov. fr, 1959' 12 sheets-sheet 12 ATTORNEYS Patented Dec. 9, 1941 l l2,265,1im

LOOM

saone n. redraw, Union city, and Emu n. Pedrazo, West New York, N. J.. assignors to Botany Wol-ated Mills, Passaic, N. J.. a corporation of New kJersey Application November 1, i939, serial No. 303,178

' (ci. 13s-126) 21 Clalms.

'I'his invention relates to improvements in looms of ...the type in which the thread for the weft or filling is fed from cones or bobbins on each side of the loom to a shuttle which merely a'cts as a carrier to draw the filling threads through the shed.

The principai object or the invention is to provide an improved loom of the character indicated which will be simple and durable in construction and eicient and reliable in its operations.

In accordance with the above and other objects which wi11hereinafter become more apparent, an improved shuttle and shuttle actuating mechanism is provided which is or a simple and practical nature and designed to more emciently carry out the functions of a loom of the character indicated.

Another feature of the invention is the provision of novel thread releasing and-thread feeding means arranged and adapted to release the filling thread carried across by the shuttle and to feed a, new filling thread to the shuttle at thesame time and while the shuttle is at rest in a,

shuttle box. Y

A further feature of the invention is the provision of means for automatically positioning the shuttle and locking the same in correct position in the shuttle box to enable the thread releasing and feeding mechanisms to properly perform their functions.

A further feature of the invention is the provision of novel ller thread cutting means and selvaging mechanism arranged to be automatically controlled by mechanisms associated with the lay of the loom.

A still further feature of the invention'is the provision of simple control means for timing the operations of the several mechanisms and for rendering the loom inoperative in the event that the shuttle does not come into correct registry for such operations.

Other features and advantages of the invention as well as the novel details of constructionv thereof will become more apparent after a perusal of the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which Fig. 1 is a right-hand side elevation of the entire machine; Fig. 2 is a plan view on an enlarged scale of the right-hand front portion of the loom; Fig. 3 is a front elevation of the lay, taken on the line 3-'3 of Fig. 2; Fig. 4 is a top plan viewA of the shuttle with the filler thread carriage. in position to receive the thread at the right-hand end portion of the, machine, the carriage being shown in dotted outline at the position it will be on the shuttle for receiving the filler thread at the lefthand side of the loo Fig. is a front elevation of the parts shown in Fig. 4; Fig. 6 is ,a righthand end view of Fig. 5 Fig. 7 is an enlarged sectional view taken on the line 1 1 of Fig. 5: Fig. 8 is an emerged sectional view taken on the line 8 8 of Fig. 5; Fig. 9 is an enlarged plan view of the nller thread carriage with the lug plate removed to illustrate the remaining parts more clearly; Fig. 10 is a front elevational view of the mechanism shown in Fig. 9; Fig.' 11 is a front elevation illustrating the arrangement of the ushuttle, shuttle box, brake shoe, bumper and latching mechanism when the shuttle is positioned in the shuttle box at the left-hand end of the loom; Fig. 12 is a plan view of the mechanisms shown in Fig. 11; Fig. 13 is a cross-sec'- tional view taken along the line l8-I3 of Fig. 11; Fig. 14 is an enlarged detailed side view, partly in section, along the lines l-II of Figs. 15 and 16, of the shuttle positioning pawl and the mechanism pertaining thereto, the full line drawing showing the relation of the parts at the extreme forward position of the lay and the dotted line drawing showing the relation of the parts in the retracted position of the lay: Fig. 15 is a front view, partly in section, of the shuttle and latch positioning means in unlatched position, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 14; Fig. 16 is a similar view showing the latch mechanism in the locked positioning step as shown in the solid line ligure in Fig. 14; Fig. `17 is a detailed cross-sectional view showing the positions of the locking and releasing latch mechanism in the forward'motion of 'thread carriage and releasing mechanism Fig. 20

is a plan view taken on the line 2li-20 of Fig. 19, thepin |08 on the forward end of the arm |01 being omitted in this ligure for the sake of clearness; Fig. 21 is a view similar to Fig. 19 showing the maximum or extreme forward motion of the lay, in position to return, with the needle raised out of engagement with the filler thread carriage, the end of the thread carried thereby being gripped by the latch members of the carriage; Fig. 22 is a detailed sectional elevation of the filler thread needle and cutter mechanism: Fig.

23 is 'a .top plan view of the mechanism shown in m. 22; sig. 24 is a detailed simiiar view, similar to-Fig. 22, showing the relation of the parts when f the movable cutter is in position to cutthe filler thread; Fig. 25 is a similarV view showing the movable cutter in its fully operated position, the

' filler; thread being already cut and the lay startmatic side view illustrating the positions of the selvaging control mechanism at the start of the forward movement of the lay;'Fig. 30 is a similar view illustrating `the positions of the selvaging control mechanism at the half of the forward movement of the lay with the selvage thread brought into lower position, in position for the ends of the tiller or weft thread to be interwoven through the shed and around the selvage thread: Fig. 31 is a detailed top planview of the right-hand end of the warp showing the selvage control arm in the position illustrated inFig. 29` with the selvage forming hook thereof disposed between the upper and lower separated warp threads and in engagement with the filling thread; Fig. 32 is a view of the parts shown in Fig. 31 taken from the rear of the shedalong the line 32-32 of Fig. 29: Fig.

33 is a view similarto Fig. 31 illustrating the action of the selvage forming hook as it is being withdrawn through the upper warp threads of the shed: Fig. 34 isa view similar to Fig. 32 illustrating the position of the parts shown in Fig. 33; Fig. 35 is a view similar to Figs. 31 and 33 and shows the selvage forming hookafter it has completed its movement through the upper warp threads of the shed: Fig. 36'is ay view similar to Figs. 32 and 34 illustrating in another view the positions'of the parts shown in Fig. 35: Fig. 3'7 is an enlarged detailed section showing the end of the filling thread in its fully drawn condition with the upper and lower warp threads separated and Fig. 38 is a sectional view of a portion of the completely woven clothlillustrating the manner in which the selvage end of the filling thread is locked in position.

In order that the construction and operation of the mechanisms illustrated in the accompanying drawings may be more readily understood, it should be kept in mind that the shuttle used in this loom is of the pirnless type in that it carries no threadsupplying quills or cops. The shuttle merely acts as a carrier for the weft or filling thread which is fed to the shuttle at one end of the loom and is detached therefrom when the shuttle reaches the other end of the loom at the `end of itsl throw.v Associated with the shuttle boxes at each end of the loom are mechanisms for bringing the shuttle into proper position to be loaded, for locking the shuttle in loading position, for feeding and discharging ends of iilling threads from the shuttle, for cutting filling threads to their proper lengths and forming the ends thereof into a selvage, for releasing the various latching and locking mechanisms and for actuating the shuttle. The corresponding mechanisms on each side of the loom are similar in all Arespects except for certain details which will be pointed out. In view of the similarity of the mechanisms on each side of the loom and the fact that a description of those on one side of the loom will sufil'ce for an understanding of the operation of those on both "sides, a detailed deascenso scription of the mechanismsat the right-hand side of the loom only will be given, it being understood that such description applies in all respects to the mechanisms at the other side of the loom.

Turning now to the drawings', it may be iirst pointed out generally that the body of the loom is of usual construction and includes side frame members I which are connected by cross members in the customary fashion. The warp threads W are fed from a spool 2 at the rear of the loom forwardly over a roller 3 and then through heddle frames 4 and a reed 5 of any desired construction. The heddles 4 may be arranged in any manner to open the warp and form the shed in the usual way and the reed Ii is oscillated in the usual manner to pack the lling thread F after the latter has been fed through the shed. The oscillatory movement of the reed 6 is about the pivotal axis of the lay 8 on the upper end of the latter of which the reed is mounted, the lower end of the lay 6 being connected in the usual manner toa transverse shaft 'I which is supported at 'its ends by the side frame members I of the looms.,A As is usual, the lay 8 is pivoted about the shaft 'T- as an axis by means of a crank arm 3 which is pivotally connected at one end to the rear of the lay and at its other end is connected to a crank 9 iixedly attached to a crank shaft I0 extending transversely of the loom. The crank shaft Iliand .crank l are r0.- tated in a clockwise direction, asviewed-in Fig. 1 of the drawings. and when the crank 8 is in the position designatedA, the lay has been advanced vto its forward or closed position-while, when the crank 9 is at the position designated B, in the position shown in Fig. 1, thelay has been withdrawn to its rearmost or fully retracted position. Disposed on each side of the Vseries of warp threads W is a selvage threadY S which is fed from a tensioned spool I I at therea'r of the loom forwardly over theroller 3 throughthe heddle frames I and reed l and through a pair of eyes provided on a forwardly extending yguide arm, as will Abe hereinafter more fully explained. The woven material formed from the warp threads W, selvage threads S and illing threads F feeds forwardly over the templet I2 provided on a cross beam of the loom, then passes ldownwardly from such templet and is wound up on a roller I3 supported by the sideframe members I at the front of the loom. As the parts so far described form no part of the present invention, details thereof have not been'illustrated.

. F Filling thread ,feeding means On each side of the loom beyond the series of warp threads is provided a suitable spool orv is mounted on a. bracket I6 xedly attached to the adjacent side frame ,member I ofthe loom. As is shown more clearlyin Figs. 1 and 2, the filling thread F from each spool I4 is drawn upwardly through an "eye I1 .provided at'one end of a channel-shaped guide member Il which is secured at such end to the cover of the container I5 and projects transversely and forwardly of the loom into association with -the operating mechanisms at such end of the loom. 'I'he nlling thread F passes from. theeye II through the channel of the guide member i8 to an eye I8 provided .at the other yor-v outer end of such guide member and then downwardly from such eye I9 around a rod 23 which is attached at its upper end to the outer end of the channel memthe frame member 3i by a plurality of spaced fastening plates 33 which are attached to the ber i8. During the passage of the filling thread outer end of a bracket arm 23 to which isalso connected the lower end of the rod 20. From the eye 22 the filling thread passes through a ring or eye4 provided on the lower offset end of a member 23 and thence through an eye 25 provided on the outer or free end of a needle 23. As is shown more clearly in Figs. 19 and 20 of the drawings, the bracket arm 23 is :xedly secured at its forward 'end to a bracket plate 2l mounted on the templet I2. Secured to the bracket arm 23 intermediate its ends is a vertically disposed bearing plate 23 to the upper end of which is pivotally connected the member 2t which depends therefrom. 'Ihe member 24 functions in the nature of a pendulum, being normally in the position shown in Fig.v 19, but swinging towards the right as viewed in such figure, when tension is exerted on the filling thread. The oscillating movement of the member 2t is limited by the adjustable stop members 23, 29' provided on the bracket arm 23. It will thus be seen that the filling thread F during its feed from the spool or cone it is restricted against free movement by its engagement with the felt lining in the channel member i3 under the influence of the tension members 2i, 2l, the frictional engagement of such thread with the exterior surfaces of the rodi@ around which it is splrally fed, and the inertia of the pendulum member 2t. Although exerting a restraining influence on the feed ofthe filling thread, the

pendulum membert by reason of its being pivoted can immediately supply a suiiicient amount of the filling thread to take up the initial shock imparted thereto when the shuttle is thrown across the loom, thereby preventing breakage of the filling thread during this operation. ,When

the filling thread is cut at the end of the throw of the shuttle, as will hereinafter be more fully explained, the weight of the pendulum member Zt enables it to return -to its normal position thereby retracting the cut end of the thread-so eye 25 oi the needle 26, as is shown in Fig. 19.

Shuttle or filling thread carrier that only a small portion of it dangles from the It will be seen from ther ing core or frame member '3| made of metal 1 and terminating at its ends in conically shaped members 32 which form the ends of the shuttle. The frame member 3| is providedladj'acent to the conical ends 32 with a y l jecting portions 33 intermediate which is positionedv ya channel member 34 having inwardly directed opposed lips or flanges 3|5` (see Figa-7 and 8). The channel member 34 is secured to pair of forwardly proouter edge portions of the frame member 3| in any suitable manner, as by bolts 31. Enclosing the frame member 3| and the channel member 34 is a U-shaped wooden v frame 38 which forms the body of the shuttle 33.

Blidingly carried by the channel member 34 of member 34 and is of a shape conforming with the shape of such channel. lug 4| and the body 4l!v Intermediatel the guide of the carriage are provided a pair of upper and lower longitudinally extending Irecesses or grooves 42 within which seat'the opposed flanges or lips 35 of the channel member 34, as is shown more clearly inFig. 7 of the drawings. The portion of the body 40 forming the outer walls of-the grooves 42 is disposed intermediate theinterior surfaces of the U-shaped body 33 of the shuttle and cooperates with such surface portions to assist in maintaining the carriage in a horizontal position during its sliding movements in the channel member 34. The body of the carriage is provided with a pair of forwardly projecting end members 43 and M, the forward face of the body 43 and the opposed faces of the end members 43 and 44 being recessed to provide a U-shaped groove 45, as is indicated in dotted lines mediate the end members 33 and d4, the body 40 is provided with a pair of spaced forwardly projecting slotted extensions 33 and 31, the slots of which are in alignment with the U-sha'ped groove 45. Positioned in the slot of the extension d3 and slidably mounted in that end portion of the groove te formed in the body 30 and end member d3 is a slide plate or latch member t@ provided with an elongated aperture it through which extends a guide pin 53, the latter of which is secured to the slotted extension 33. A similar pin El' is connected to the slotted extension el and like the pin |50 extends through an elongated guide aperture 32 provided in a plate or latching member 53 positioned in the slot of the extensions 41 and mounted for slidable movementin .the portion of the U-shaped groove'li at the other end ofthe carriage.

opposed edges with spring rests 54 which support the ends of a spring 56 positioned intermediate said plates and adapted to maintain the latter in their fully advanced positions, the positions illustrated in Fig. 9 of the drawings. foregoing description that the carriage 33 on the shuttle 30 is adapted for slidable movement on the channel member 34 lengthwise of the shuttle. This sliding action of thecarriage takes place during the throw of the shuttle while when the shuttle is at `rest in a shuttle box the carriage is at either end of the shuttle. Assuming, for instance that the shuttle is positioned the-loom, then the carriage is on the left-hand side Aof the shuttle, as is shown in fulllines in Fig. 4 of the drawings. When the picker at the right-hand side of the loom is actuated to impart to the shuttle a blow suiiicient to drive it across the lay 3 of the loom, the carriage 39 by reason of in Fig. 9 of the drawings. Inter- The slidable plates i or latch members 48 and 53 are provided on their 1n the right-hand box or of the shuttle 38, 'latter free as in ordinary shuttles. In order to prevent a too rapid or free movement of the carriage 38 with relation to the shuttle 38 there,

are provided in the back of the channel member 34 aplurality of longitudinallyvspaced apertures through which project friction 'balls 88 which are maintained in position by springs 81 contained in suitable recesses'provided in the frame member 3|. It will thus `be seen that as the carriage 38 is moved from one end of the shuttle 38 to the other, the portion 4| thereof comes into successive engagement with the spring-pressed friction balls 58 whichk appreciably retard its movement, but do not operate to block or stop such carriage in its movement throughout the length of the shuttle. The movement of the carriage 38 relative to the shuttle 38 will always be in the direction from which the shuttle is thrown. lAssociated with both shuttle boxes are means for inserting the end of a filler thread between one of the latch members of the car- Y riage and its associated end member. When the shuttle is coming from the left-hand shuttle box into the right-hand shuttle box with the carriage in the position illustrated in full lines in Fig. 4 of the drawings, the filling thread carried by the vcarriage is secured thereto between the latch member 48 and the end member 43. When the shuttle 38 is properly positioned in the righthand shuttle box, means are provided to release the end of the filling thread held between the latch member 48 and end member 43 and at the same time to secure the loose end of a filling thread from the, spool or `cone I2 disposed on 'the right-hand Aside of the loom between the slidable plate or latch member 83 and the end member 44, as will hereinafter be more fully explained. Thus the latch member 83 and end member 44 will carry the end of the lllng thread across the loom as the shuttle is thrown to the left, as has been above explained. When the shuttle reaches the shuttle box at the left-hand side of the loom, means similar to the-mecha nism on the other side of the loom come into operation to release the end of the filling thread from the clamping action of the members l83 and 44 and at the same time insert the loose end of a filling thread fed from the spool or cone l2 at the left hand side of the loom to the mem.- bers 43 and 48.

Shuttle control means The shuttle box at each side of the loom comprises a bottom plate 88 which is supported at one end on the adjacent end of the lay 8 and at its other end by a bracket member 8,4 carried by a bracket arm 83, the latter of which is mounted on the outer end of an angle beam 82 secured at its other end to the lay 8, as is shown more clearly -in Fig. 3 of the drawings. Secured to the forward edge portion of the bottom plate 88 is a .guide member 85 which extends longitudinally of the bottom plate from the lay 8 to the bracket member 84.` `The rear of the box is formed by a back plate 88 which is secured at its lower edge to the bottom plate 88 and has attached to its upper edge a top guide member 81 as is shown in Figs. 13, 17 and 18 oi' the drawings. Overlying the guide member 81 and the top edge of the back plate 88 and being secured thereto is a ,top plate 88 which has attached to its forward edge a guide member 88 disposed inv parallel relation to the guide members 88 and 81. In the outer projecting portion of the shuttle box is positioned a picker 18 which may be made of a plurality of metal parts, as is illustrated in Fig. 3 of the drawings, or made in one piece of a light metal such as cast aluminum, copper alloy. The forward end of the picker 18 is provided with a recess within which are positioned a plurality of leather blanks or discs 1|, the latter of which are secured in position in the recess by a plate 12 which is provided with a central aperture to enable the end of the shuttle to engage with the outermost leather blank or disc 1|. The other or opposite end of the picker 18 is provided with an aperture' through which extends the-upper end of the picker stick 13. The picker sticks 18 are connected to the loom and operate in a conventional manner to cast the shuttle back and forth across the lay 8. Extending through the head of each bracket arm 83 is a bolt'14 which is provided at its forward end with a number of leather blanks or discs 18 which cushion the picker 18 at the end of the return movement of the picker stick 13.

At the end of the shuttle box which is adjacent to the lay 6 there is provided a brake shoe 88 which extends longitudinally of the box and is positioned adjacently under the top guide member 88. As is shown more clearly in Figs. 11 to 13 of the drawings, the brake shoe 88 is supported by a pair lof spaced depending arms 8|, each of which is slidably mounted on a pair of pins 82 and 83 fixedly secured to a bracket 84 mounted on the front guide member 88 of the shuttle box. The pin 83 is provided intermediate the arm 8| and a washer 85 mounted thereon, with a spring 81 which normally maintains the arm 8| and consequently the shoe 88 in position to brake the movements of the shuttle. The washer 85 is secured on the pin 83 by means of the locknuts 88 which threadedly engage the outer end of such pin.

Mounted on the guide member 65 below the brake shoe 88, is an elongated casing 88 within which is positioned at the end thereof adjacent to the picker 18, a rod 8| which is secured in position in the casing. Spaced from the rod 8| and extending outwardly from the other end of the casing 88 is a plunger 82. Intermediate the rod 8| and the plunger 82 is a spring 83 which normally maintains the plunger 82 in its outermost position, asis shown in Fig. 11 of the drawings. The plunger 82 may be provided with a pin 84 which extends through an elongated guide A slot provided in the casing 88 and cooperates with the same to restrict the outward movement of the plunger 82 under the pressure of spring 83 and the movement of the plunger into the casing 88. The plunger 82 is so arranged that when the shuttle enters the box the leading end y tion to enable such means to perform their func-- tions, as will hereinafter be explained.

Carriage positioning means The carriage positioning hook 95 is pivotally mounted on a bolt 89 secured to the upper guide member 69 and is arranged to engage at its free end with a lug 96 provided on the carriage 99 of the shuttle 99, as isshown more clearly in Figs. 11 and 12. Intermediate its ends, the hook 95 is provided with an upwardly extending control member 91 whose upper end is offset to overlie an arm 99 'extending transversely thereto. Mounted on the top plate 69 of the shuttle box in any suitable fashion is a leaf spring 98 whose free end bears on the offset upper end of the control member 91. The spring 98 through its downward pressure on the control member 91 maintains the latter in contact with the upper surface of the arm 99 and the-hook 95 in its lowermost positionr-in the path of movement of the lug 96 on the filling thread carriage 39, such spring functioning to return the hook immediately after it has been cammed upwardly by the action of the lug 96 on the forward inclined edge of the hook 95 as the shuttle moves into the shuttle lbox to cause such hook to come into latching engagement with the lug 96. It will thus be seen that in its latched condition the carriage 39 will be positioned between the springpressed plunger 92 and the hook 95 through its engagement with the lug 96 and will be secured in such position against anymovement lengthwise of the shuttle. The arm 99 which is in engagement with the control member 91, is pivoted at its rear end on a bracket |99 mounted on the top plate 69 of the shuttle box, as is shownmore clearly in Figs. 17 and 18 of the drawings. When the hook 95 is in its normal or lowermost position, the arm 99 is resting on the forward edge of the top plate 69, as is-shown in Fig. 17. Means are provided on the outer end of the arm 99 to lift the latter about its pivot on the bracket |99, thereby lifting the control member 91 of the hook 95 and consequently lifting the hook to release its engagement with the lug 96 on the filling thread carriage 39. These means comprise a cam member or catch hook I0| which is positioned adjacent to and alongside, the forward end of the releasing arm 99 and is pivotally connected to such arm at its extreme forward end. The cam member |9| is provided intermediate its ends with a pin |92 which extends through an aperture. |93 provided in the releasing' arm 99, and of such a size as to permit a limited movement of the member |9| about its pivot. Secured to the releasing arm 99 intermediate its ends, as by means of a threaded bolt |94, is a spring |95 whose free end bears against the under side of the pin |92 and normally maintains the latter in engagement with the upper end of the aperture |93. In the normal position of the arm 99, the outer end portion thereof and the cam member |9| connected thereto pass below a transverse pin |96 provided on a rearwardly extending arm |91 during the forward motion of the lay, as is illustrated in Fig. 17. The arm |91 is slidably supported by guides |99, |99' provided on a bracket plate |98 secured to the templet i2 and the underlying cross-beam of the loom. Duringthe forward'motion of the lay, the upper surface of the cam member |9| lcomes into engagement with the pin |96 and normal position with the pin |92against theupper surface of the aperture |03. The rear end of cam member |9| in this position is raised suiliciently to enable it to catch and to ride up on the pin |96 on the rearward movement of the lay and consequently to raise the arm |99 about its pivot on the bracket |99, thereby breaking the engagement of the hook with the lug 96 on the carriage 39 and releasing such carriage from its locked position. The several parts described are so arranged that the releasing action of the hook 95 takes place Just before the lay reaches the half way point of its rearward movement so that when`the picker 19 is actuated at such point to throw the shuttle 39 across the loom, the carriage 99 is released to partake in the movement of the shuttle. During the period when the catch hook or member |9| passes underneath the pin |96 on the forward movement of the lay and rides up on such pin on the return movement of the lay, the slidable arm |91 is pushed forwardly to actuate cutting and selvaging forming mechanisms, as will be hereinai'ter more fully explained.

Shuttle positioning means Should the momentum of the shuttle as it arrives in its shuttle box be insufficient to enable it to advance into the shuttle box toy permit latching of the hook 95 with the lug 96 on the filler thread carriage 39 as above explained, means are provided to draw the shuttle 39 into proper position in the shuttlebox for such operation. These means include a hook ||9 which is adapted to engage a lug provided on the top surface of the shuttle,4 as is shown more clearly in Figs. 14, 15 and 16. The hook ||9 is positioned in a longitudinally extending aperture ||2 provided in the top plate 69 of the loom box and is provided intermediate its edges with a transverse pin H3 whose outer projecting ends ride on the side edges of the aperture H2. The inner end of the hook ||9 is pivotally connected to the lower end of an actuating arm H4 whose upper end is nxedly attached to a pin ||5 rotatably supported on the outer end of a bearing bracket H6, the latter of which is attached at its other end by means of a bolt ||1 to the upper end of the frame member H9. The bolt ||1 also secures one end of a cross member H9 to the frame member H9. Attached to the cross member ||9 is one end of a spring |29 whose other end is attached to the actuating arm H9, intermediate the ends of the latter. A spring 2| is also attached at one end to the heel or pivoted end of the hook ||9 and at its other end to the pin H5. It will thus be seen that the hook 9 and the actuating arm ||4 are normally maintained in their retracted positions by means of the spring |29, while the spring |2| normally maintains the pin ||3 in engagement with the side edge portions ofthe aperture ||2 formed in the top plate 69 of the shuttle box. The spring |2| also causes a slight pivotal movement of the hook I9 about the pin 3 as it is advanced by the actuating arm ||9 into engagement with lug l of the shuttle. The arm li. is actuated against the tension of spring |29 to advance it and consequently the hook I|9 by means of a pin arm |22 which is attached to ly therefrom. It will be clear from a comparis..V

son of Figs. 14 to 16 of the drawings that in the rear position of the laygas shown in dotted lines in Flg. 14, the hook ||8 and its operating parts will be in the positions illustrated in Fig. 15 of the drawings. As the cam roller |28 rides up on the "outer end of the cam arm |24 during the forward movement of the lay, the cam 'roller |23 and consequently the pin arm |22 will be lifted to pivot the pin III in a counter-clockwise direction, as viewed in Figs. 15 and 16, to move the actuating arm ||4 in a similar direction and consequently advance the hook to the position illustrated in Fig. 16 into engagement with the lug on the shuttle 80. This operation of the parts occurs during the forward motion of the lay iust after the lay has advanced through the half way point of its forward stroke or just after the crank arm 9 has passed the point designated D in Fig. 1 of the drawings, by which time the shuttle which has been thrown from the shuttle box on the opposite side of the loom, will have arrived in the shuttle box associated with such mechanism. If the momentum of the shuttle 80 is insufficient to bring it to proper position in the shuttle box to enable the filler carriage hook 85 to latch with the lug 96 on the carriage 89, the hook ||0 during itsadvancing movement will through its engagement with the lug draw the shuttle 80 home against the end of the picker 18 as is illustrated in Fig. 16. During vthis drawing operation of the hook ||0 the carriage 39 on the shuttle will have been moved to its outermost position, as shown in Fig. l1 by the engagement therewith of the spring-pressed plunger 82 and secured between said plunger and the hook 95,

thereby locking it in proper position to receive the means for releasing the end of the lling thread carried thereby across the loom and feeding the end of the new filling thread to be carried by the shuttle `across the loom on its next throw. On the return movement of the lay 'the cam roher |28 rides down the incline at the outer end of the cam arm |24' just before the lay reaches the half way point of its return stroke or before thecrank arm 8 reaches the position designated C in Fig. 1 of the drawings, thereby enabling the spring |28 to retract the hook ||0 to its normal position with the lower end of the actuating arm ||4 in engagement with the cushioned stop |25, as is shown in Fig. l5 and freeing the shuttle for actuation' by the picker when the crank arm 8 reaches the position designated C in Fig. l of the drawings.

In the event that the momentum of the shuttle is insufficient to bring the shuttle 20 far enough into the shuttle box to enable the hook ||0 to engage the lug on the shuttle, means are provided to render the loom at once inoperative in order that damage to the cooperating mech anisms will be prevented.;y These means comprise a nger associated with each of the shun-.1e boxes of the men, each of such angers |15 extending through Ia guide bracket |15 mounted on the bottom plate 50 of the shuttle box and into the interior of the shuttle box (see Figs. 1 to 3). Y*Each nger |15 is attached at its forward orf'outer end to the upper end of an arm |11 which is xedly connected at its which is carried a cam roller |8I.

65 of its forward stroke.

lower end to a rod |18 extending transversely across the front of the loom.' The rod |18 is provided with a coiled spring |19 arranged to bias the rod in the direction indicated by the 5 arrow in Fig. 2 of the drawings and to rotate the rod in such direction should the shuttle 30 fail to be positioned in one of the shuttle boxes for a proper functioning of the filling thread discharging and feeding instrumentalities which 10 are to coact with the shuttle carriage 39. The

shuttle 80 is provided at each end with a protector shield 88 (see Figs. 5 and 6) which engages with the fingers |15 and prevents wear and damage to the shuttle due to its contacts l5 with such fingers at each end of the rod |18 during the operations of the loom. Also attached to one end of the rod |18 is a lever arm |80 which projects forwardly and is provided ongrits forward or outer end with a transverse pin on Engaged by the cam roller |8| is a cam member |82 which is fixedly secured to the frame of the machine by means of a bracket |83. The cam member |82 is constructed andv arranged so that it terminates at a point which approximates the position of the cam roller |8| relative thereto at the half way point of the forward stroke of the layl at which position of the latter the mechanisms coacting with the lay for discharging and feeding the lling threads to the carriage and for forming the selvage Vhave not as yet been actuated. Spaced from the lever arm |80 and secured to the rod |18 is a striker arm |84 which extends forwardly and is adapted at its forward end to engage with a notch |85 provided in the rear edge of a transverse lever |86 which is pivotally supported intermediate its ends on a pin |81 attached to the cross beam |88 of the loom underlying the templet l2. The lever |86 at its outer end engages with an operating handle |89 affixed to a shaft |90 which extends across the loom beneath the cross beam |88 and is connected on the left hand side of the loom with suitable electrical'or frictional control mechanism (not shown).

In the normal operation of the loom, the engagement of a shuttle in either shuttle box with one of the fingers |15 will hold the rod |18 against rotation under the influence of its associated coiled spring |19 when the cam roller |8| `is beyond the undersurface of the cam member |82 during the last half of the forward movement and the first half of the return movement of the lay. The striker arm |84 during such normal operations passes below the transverse lever |88 and does not come into engagement with the same. Should the shuttle however fail to come into either shuttle box sufficiently to be drawnvhome by the hook H0, nothing will pre- 00 vent the coiled spring |19 from rotating the rod |18 in a clockwise direction, as viewed in Fig. l, when the roller |8| moves beyond the forward end of the undersurface of the cam member |82 as the lay moves forwardly on the second half The rotational movement of the rod |18 will lift the striker arm |84 suiliciently to bring its forward end into engagement with the notch |85 of the lever |85 to be pivoted about the pin |81, thereby 7 causing the outer end thereof to actuate thehandle |89 rearwardly to its throw off position, the position illustrated in Fig. i of the drawings. The rotation of the handle |89 and consequent- 1y the shaft |90 will cause vthe control apparatus 5 associated therewith to be placed in a condition Filler thread discharging and feeding means The means for releasing the lling thread F carried across the loom by the carriage 39 of the shuttle 30 consists of a releasing plate |28 which is mounted on the forward end of the slidable arm |01, as is shown more clearly in Figs. 19 and 2O of the drawings. As the lay in its forward motion, with the shuttle 30 and carriage 39 thereof correctly positioned as has been hereinabove described, brings the carriage 39 up to the plate |28, the latter will engage the inner latch member of the carriage 39 (at the lefthand side of the loom the member 53 and at the right-hand side of the loom the member 48) and force such member aside against the tension of the spring 66. thereby releasing the fastened end of the filling thread F from the engagement of such member and its associated end member (members 33 and 36, see Figs. 4 and 9 of the drawings).

Immediately following the engagement of the releasing plate |28 with the inner latch member of the carriage 39, the lower projecting end of the eyes 25 provided on the outer end of the needle 26 will come into engagement with the other or outer latch member of the carriage and open such member against the tension of the spring 55. The needle 26 is pivotally mounted at its forward end on an extension |29 of the bracket |06, suchpivotal connection being loose to enable a slight side-wise movement of the outer end of the needle 26. The arrangement of the needle 26 is such that the eye 25 of the needle first comes into engagement with the inclined surface of the latch member engaged at a point spaced from the inner edge of its associated end member. As the, lay continues its forward movement, the looseness provided at the pivotal point of the needle will enable the eye 25 to be cammed slightly towards the associated end member so that when it has entered between the latch and end members engaged, it will be frictionally engaged by the opposed edges of both members.` The needle 26 is normally pressed down against an underlying stop by a spring i30 which is attached at one end to the extension l2@ and at its free end engages the top surface of the needle 26 as is shown in Fig. 19 of the drawings. Intermediate the ends of the needle 26 is provided a transverse pin |31 which during the forward motion of the lay comes into engagement with a cam arm |32 mounted on the lay and adapted by such engagement with the pin |3|, to lift the needle 26 against the tension of its associated spring |30, thereby lifting the eye 25 of the needle upwardly out of engagement between the engaged latch and end menibers of the carriage 33. As soon as the eye 25 is moved past such members the latch member under the tension of the spring 55 will immediately snap to closed position, thereby anchoring the end of the filling thread dangling through the eye 25 to the carriage, as is shown in Fig. 21 of the drawings. As a result of the operations of the releasing plate |29 and the needle 26, the end of the thread which has been carried across the loom by the shuttle 30 has been released and the end of a new filling thread from the spool i 2 on the adjacent side of the loom the shuttle 30, so that when the shuttle is again operated by the picker 10, it will carry across with it the attached end of the new filling thread to the opposite side of the loom.

Filling thread cutting means After a filling thread has been carried across the loom by the shuttle 30, mechanisms come into operation in the second half of the forward stroke of the lay to cut such thread from the spoolK from which it has been fed. The mechanism for accomplishing this purpose comprises a stationary blade |35 which is fixedly attached to the sliding arm |0`.' and a movable blade |36 which is pivotally mounted on a spring-pressed bolt |31 extending through the outer end portion of the arm |01 and the stationary blade |35 as is shown more clearly in Figs. 22 to 25 of the drawings. A spring |38 is provided intermediate the arm |01 and the head of the bolt |31 to maintain the movable blade |36 in close engagement with the stationary blade |35. Normally disposed in a slot provided in the upper end portion of the blade |36 extending above the upper edge of the slidable arm |01, is an actuating pin |39 which is provided on the outer end of a l, bracket |40 secured to a stationary supporting arm |52 in any suitable manner as by means of a bolt Ml. The arm |62 is xedly secured to the bracket plate |08 in any suitable manner, as by means of bolts. A spring |43 connects the outer end of the stationary supporting arm |32 with the inner end of the slidable member |01 and normally maintains such member in its outermost position with the forward end thereof up against the guide member |09, as is illustrated in Figs. 22 and 23 of the drawings, such member |09 functioning as a stop to limit the movement of the slidable arm |01 towards the lay 6. In this position of the parts the blades |35 and |36 are opened. As the lay 6 moves forwardly toward such mechanism a striking plate |45 mounted on the top plate 69 of the shuttle box engages with a rearwardly projecting portion |66 provided on the slidable member |61 and forces such member forwardly against the tension 'of the spring |43 (see Fig. 24). As the slidable member |01 is forced forwardly, the pin |39 rotates the movable blade |36 in a clockwise direction, as viewed in Figs. 24 and 25, the closing blades thereupon cutting the filling thread connecting the needle 26 with the carrier 36 of the shuttle which is now positioned on the other side of the loom. In the passage of the shuttle 30 across the loom, the thread was drawn over a guide finger |36 projecting forwardly from the lay (see Figs. 22 and 23) and positioned so that it moves intermediate the needle 26 and the cutters |35 and |36 on the forward motion of thelay. The finger |46 in such forward movement of the lay brings the lling thread into proper position with the cutting edge of the lower blade |35 for the cutting operation. as is illustrated in Flg. 22 of the drawings. Furthermore when the lay moves forwardly there is provided thereon a finger |41 which engages the portion of the thread on the other side of the cutting blades, as is shown in Fig. 24 and positions the thread to assure a positive cutting thereof when the blades are forced into closed position. In Fig. 25 of the drawings the lay is shown in its fully advanced position ready to return to its retracted position. As the lay is retracted, the sliding arm |01 will advance rearwill have been connected to the carriage 39 of 75 wardly under the tension of the spring |43 and Salvage forming mechanism The selvage forming mechanism on each side of the loom comprises a filling hook |56 which is connected by means of a bent pin to the outer end of a curved swivel arm |52. The inner end of the swivel arm |52 is connected to a pin |53 rotatably supported between the arms of a U-shaped bracket member |54. The swinging arm |52 may be adjusted vertically by shifting its position relative to the pin |53 and is secured in position on such pin by means of a set screw. The bracket |54 is mounted on the upper end of abracket arm |55 attached to the upper surface of the bracket plate |06. The swinging arm |52 is provided intermediate its ends with an upwardly extending pin |56 to which is connected one end of an arm |51, the other end of thearm |51 `being pivotally connected to a pin |56 provided on the outer end of the slidable member |01. It will be seen, therefore, that as the slidable arm member |01 is forced forwardly by the striker plate |45, as is illustrated in Figs. 24 and 28, the swinging arm |52 and consequently the filling hook |50 will be rotated about the pin |53, forwardly and upwardly in a counter-clockwise direction, as viewed in Figs. 26 and 28, from the position shown in Fig. 26 to the position shown in Fig. 28. the range of travel of the arm |52 and hook |50 being shown more clearly in Fig. 2 of the drawings, in which figure the full line position of arm |52 and hook |56 corresponds to the position illustrated in Fig. 26 while the dotted line position of such parts corresponds to the position illustrated in Fig. 28 of the drawings. When.y the lay is returning to its retracted position the swinging arm |52 and consequently the hook |50 will, under the action of the spring |43 on the slidable member |01, move in a clockwise direction from the position shown in Fig. 28 to the position shown in Fig. 26. Due to the fact that the arm |52 moves along a curved path in its movements, the connections at the ends of the arm |51 are universal connections. During the movement of the swinging arm |52 and the hook |50 from their retracted position as shown in Fig. 28 to their advanced position as shown in Fig. 26, the hook |50 passes through the warp threads of the upper shed at the end adjacent to such hook. A better understanding of this movement of thehook |50 may be made. by-comparing Figs. 31 to 36 of the drawings. Assuming that the movement of the hook |50 is the opposite to that illustrated in such figures, it will be seen that as the hook advances, it moves from the position illustrated in Figs. 35 and 36, through the upper shed between the fourth and fifth and warp threads W as ls illustrated in Figs. 33 and 34, to a position where it projects beyond the selvage thread S as is shown in Figs. 31 and 32. At the end of its forward movement, the position illustrated in Fig. 26, the hook |50 projects beyond the end warp thread W and the selvage thread S in a position slightly advanced from that illustrated in Figs. 31 and 32 of the drawings. During this movement of the hook |50 the sevage thread, which is normally in a position adjacent to the warp threads of the upper shed, is depressed to enable the end of the hook |56 to pass over such thread.

The. mechanism for depressing the selvage thread S comprises a cam arm |60 (see Figs. 1 to 3) extending transversely above the lay and pivotally attached at its rear endlto a supporting bar |6| which is iixedly secured in position on the loom by means of a bracing rod |62 connected at one end to the side frame of the machine and at its other end to the bar |6I. The upper end of the bar |6| is connected in any suitable manner to the cross channel beam |63 of the loom. The cam arm |60 rides in a slot provided in a guide member |64 which is mounted on the cross beam ||3 of the lay and which moves relative to such arm in the movements of the lay, as is shown more clearly. in Figs. 29 and 30 of the drawings. Adjacent to its outer or forward end the cam arm |60 is provided on its under surface with a cam surface |65 which enables the cam arm to be depressed when the guide member |64 is in engagement with such cam surface. Mounted on the cam arm |60 intermediate the guide member |64 and the supporting bar |6|, is an adjustable weight |66 which maintains the lower edge of the cam arm in engagement with the bottom of the slot in the guide member |64. The outer end of the cam arm |60 is connected by means of a link |61 to the outer end of an arm |66 which at its inner end is pivoted at the point |69 to the supporting bar |6|. As will be clearly seen from Figs. 29 and 30 of the drawings, the arm |68 is provided intermediatev its ends with an eye |10 and adjacent its outer end, on a downwardly projecting extension |1| thereof, with an eye |12 through which eyes the selvage thread S extends. It will be seen that as the lay moves forwardly from its rear position, as illustrated in Fig. 29, the cam arm |60 and the arm |68 are in their raised positions so that the selvage thread S is positioned adjacent to the warp threads forming the upper layer of the shed.

vAs the lay moves forwardly into the region of the cam surface |65, the cam arm |60 under the influence of the weight |66 and the arm |68 will be lowered, thereby causing the eye |12 to depress the selvage thread S, as is shown in Fig. 30. On continuation of the forward movement of the lay, the guide member |64 will again raise the arms |60 and |66 thereby raising the selvage thread. On the return movement of the lay, the reverse of these operations will take place. As the hook |50 is moving into position between the threads of the upper layer of warp threads of the shed in the region betweenthe extension |1| of the arm |68 and the woven material, at the time that the guide member |64 is in 'engagement with the cam surface |65 on the return movement of the lay, the hook |50is enabled to pass over such depressed portion of the selvage thread. On continued rearward movement of the lay, the selvage thread S will be lifted to bring it into engagement against the under surfaces of the hook |50, as is illustrated in Figs. 31 and 32 of the drawings. On the next forward stroke of the lay, the end of the hook |50 will engage with the portion of the thread extending from the needle to the shuttle which has been thrown across the loom, as is -illustrated in Figs. 31 and 32. As the lay continues its forward movement to bring the cutting mechanism into 

